Because of the changing roles in the emergency response system, EMS workers are increasingly expected to provide treatment and care in addition to transport, which increases their task load and susceptibility to harm.
However, the key linkages, as with societal disruptions, seem prominently to involve (a) exposures to potentially disruptive events directly or through globally integrated systems affecting human well-being and (b) vulnerabilities (i.e., susceptibility to harm and the effectiveness of coping, response, and recovery efforts).
The pastoral context in eastern Ethiopia and the characteristics which render pastoralists vulnerable to environmental change are the subject of significant study, with the concept of vulnerability used to describe 'states of susceptibility to harm, powerlessness, and marginality of both physical and social systems' (Adger 2006).
Third, those with HIV infection may have an enhanced susceptibility to harm from polypharmacy due to decreased organ system reserve, chronic inflammation, and ongoing immune dysfunction [ 20, 21].
Third, those with HIV may have an enhanced susceptibility to harm from polypharmacy due to decreased organ system reserve, chronic inflammation, and ongoing immune dysfunction.
Given the number of chemicals in the environment and people's variability in exposure and susceptibility to harm, it's a daunting challenge to catalog all possible drinking water contaminants and assess their associated health risks.
Zoo or laboratory rearing and isolation are important factors leading to increased susceptibility to self-harm in higher mammals, e.g., macaque monkeys.
A typical definition of vulnerability is susceptibility to be harmed [ 22].
Such biomarkers could include changes in metabolites, proteins, or DNA that reflect the individual's genetic susceptibility to environmental harm.
The establishment of a risk paradigm refers to a susceptibility or predisposition that individuals or populations have to harm [ 19, 35, 39].
58 This may be due to the extreme powerlessness and loss of control that such abuse causes, or to physically aggressive assaults resulting in the devaluation of one's body and consequent susceptibility to self-harm.
